BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 P.M.) – The Russian Ministry of Defense has denied the reports that claimed several of their military personnel were killed in Syria this week. Citing a statement from the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Arabic-language version of the Sputnik News Agency said the militant claims of several Russian soldiers being killed in an ambush behind enemy lines were untrue. On Wednesday, the Turkish-backed National Liberation Front alleged that several soldiers from the Russian Special Forces were killed during a botched mission in the Jabal Al-Zawiyah region of Idlib. Al-Masdar reached out to a Syrian Arab Army (SAA)… Read on ->

BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:15 P.M.) – The Ansarallah forces launched a new offensive inside southern Saudi Arabia Thursday, targeting several sites inside the Asir region of the Gulf kingdom. According to the media wing of the Ansarallah forces, their troops captured a number of sites inside of the Asir region after overrunning the Saudi garrisons and checkpoints near the Yemeni border. The Ansarallah forces reportedly raided the area after seizing the sites, confiscating a number of weapons left behind by the Saudi Coalition troops. Later in the day, the Ansarallah forces would retreat from these sites in order to evade the… Read on ->

BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:00 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has resumed their strikes on the strategic town of Kabani in the northeastern countryside of the Latakia Governorate this evening. Using artillery and surface-to-surface missiles, the Syrian Army’s 4th Armored Division has repeatedly pounded the defenses of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham and the Turkestan Islamic Party around the town of Kabani. According to a military source, the Syrian Arab Army is preparing to storm the town once again in a bid a to upend these jihadist groups from Kabani and the Jabal Al-Akrad region. Both Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham and the Turkestan… Read on ->

BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:20 P.M.) – A Saudi prince posted on Twitter Thursday that Saudi Arabia’s military could destroy Iran in eight hours if they wanted to. Prince Abdullah bin Sultan bin Nasser Al-Saud tweeted a video on Thursday that showed some of the Gulf kingdom’s F-15 warplanes in comparison to Iran’s F-4 Phantom jets. In quotations, the prince tweeted, “Saudi Arabia can destroy #Iran in 8 hours”, he would later add, “What is hidden is greater. There is no force in the world that can stand up to our unity, our resolve, our renaissance and thank God.” https://twitter.com/ASNA_20/status/1169329143160418305?s=20 The Saudi prince… Read on ->

SYRIA, DAMASCUS (6:05) – Turkish-backed militants in west Aleppo countryside were given last warning to evacuate the de-escalation zone as more government reinforcements pour into the battlefield area. Using loudspeakers, a Syrian Army officer set the 15th of October as the deadline for militants to leave the disbarment area known as the de-escalation zone. “On October 15th, everyone who won’t leave the disbarment area will be targeted and destroyed. The clock is ticking; it’s your choice. You either succumb or your corpses will rot under the sun”, the statement read. “We know exactly where are you ]terrorists[ hiding, your hideouts… Read on ->

SYRIA, DAMASCUS (3:50 P.M.) – The biggest and most complicated underground tunnel network in northern Hama countryside has just been uncovered by the Syrian Army following the recapture of major rebel stronghold in the area. The underground city beneath al-Lataminah town was used by Islamist militants to avoid being spotted and targeted by the government forces. A 30-minute footage published by ANNA NEWS shows the tunnel network which is equipped with almost everything including food supplies, medicines and accommodation equipment. A great part of the tunnel network is destroyed due to the intense aerial bombardment carried out by the Syrian… Read on ->

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned on Thursday that Ankara may have to allow Syrian refugees to leave for European countries if it doesn’t receive international support to deal with migrants. “We will be forced to open the gates. We cannot be forced to handle the burden alone”, he said. In his speech, the Turkish president reaffirmed his determination to establish a “safe zone” in northeast Syria together with the United States by the end of September, however, noting that Ankara was ready to act alone if required. Erdogan said last week that Turkey would not tolerate any delays in… Read on ->

BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:30 A.M.) – A Syrian Arab Army (SAA) spy recently filmed from a jihadist underground compound in the Jabal Al-Zawiyah region of the Idlib Governorate. According to the official media page of the Tiger Forces, one of their spies was filming from the town of Ahsam, which is currently under the control of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RXM8xUieSU Syrian Army spies have often captured footage from behind enemy lines; this has prompted the jihadist rebels to conduct security operations in Idlib and Aleppo to arrest these military agents.

A promotional video released by the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) on Tuesday showcased the largest formation of Chengdu J-20s seen yet: seven of the stealthy jets can be spotted, illustrating the service’s growing fifth-generation air power. The occasion for the video, which aired Tuesday on Chinese television, was the 74th anniversary of the victory in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression in 1945, the Chinese name of the 14-year conflict that merged into World War II. The victory saw the Japanese Empire ejected from Chinese territory and set the stage for the Red Army’s eventual victory in… Read on ->

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